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WHY THEY WERE SHIELDED
Stories That Throw Some Light on the
Escape Of the Tally Sheet Forgers.
A Jurors Suspicious Conferences with Bern
hamer-Juror Renihan Bondsman the
Four Persons Accused of the Conspiracy.

When all the facts connected with the late
grand jury are ascertained it will perhaps not be
difficult to understand why no indictments were
returned against the men who changed the tally
sheets. Since the jury met there have been
many strange transactions observed by those
who kept close eye upon the men suspected of
the crime, and the three men on the jury who
had it in their power TO prevent any indict-
ments from being returned. A prominent
attorney relates that few days before
the grand jury was to meet, and after it was
known that they were to be called upon to in
vestigate the frauds, he had business in W. F.
A. Bernhamer's law Office, and there he found
one of the jurors in the private room of the
Office. in close consultation with Mr.. Bern
hamer. He excused himself, and two days later
again returned to see Mr.. Bernhamer on some
business and again found him in the private
Office in consultation with the grand juror. The
attorney remarked to the juror that he seemed
to have good deal of legal business to attend
to. when the juror excused his frequent visits
by saying he was getting title to some
property.
1t has also developed that Mr.. James Reni-
han, one of the jurors was on the bonds of Sim
Coy, w. f. A. Bernhamer. Henry n. Span
and J. 81. Counselman, when they appealed their
case from United States Commissioner Van
Buren, to Judge Woods and when the final ap-
peal was made from Judge Woods to Judge
Gresham. 1t was related that when bondsmen
were wanted. he did not wait to be asked, but
volunteered.
There is also a rumor that blood relationship
exists between some of the jurors and mem
bers of the gang.
The Citizens Committee of One Hundred, as
reporter found upon inquiry, yesterday, are
not going to allow the foreers to escape. Such
men as Silas T. Bowen, \. B. Conduit. George
Tanner, William Henderson, Judge Martindale.
General Coburn and others expressed
themselves being thoroughly in earnest and
that the matter will be pushed forward until
the guilty parties are convicted or those who try
TO hinder the proper punishment of the male
factors are themselves pillorled by public senti-
ment. AS one of the members of the committee
expressed it, I'VE are going to have this case
before every grand jury for two years until the
statue of limitations intervenes or an indict-
ment is found
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A Picture with a Lesson in 1t.

Boston Advertiser.
1t is not precisely liberal education to read
the press dispatches from the South but it con-
tributes to that end. Witness this account of
persistence in agriculture:
Farming in one section of Newberry county
is being carried under difficulties On one
farm during working hours two stout negro men
can be seen drawing plough, which is guided
by negro woman. These people have rented
land but have working animals. and are try
ing to raise crop by the most primitive mode
of cultivation"
This is quite as inspiring picture as the Wis
ion one gets from Southern newspapers of white
youths furiously riding in tournaments and sa-
lifting the Queen of Beauty. These chivalrous
contestants probably would prefer to draw the
. line at the plough.
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Gliding Hearts,"


Boston transcript.
Progressive euchre, which has been the fash
ionable domestic game in cards for several sea-
sons, is fast being superseded by new fad
called Hiding Hearts," In this latter pastime
the entire pack is dealt and the player who
takes" the most hearts loses. The game is
usually made thirty points, and the who
first makes the number generally nays some
forfeit The idea of the new fad is to get rid
of all the hearts in ones hand as quickly
as possible. and not take" those of the
opponents Experts say the best method Of
playing ii is to get rid of the high cards of any
suit as quickly possible. There is no set
trump in the game, but all must follow what
ever suit is led if they can. If not they can
throw Off In Throwing Off 1t is best to get
rid of the high hearts first. of course. A good
lead is deuce tray of hearts, as it is sure to
bring out the hearts of the others, and always
puts the play on somebody else The game a,
first glance appears quite simple. but there is
considerable head-work required to prevent be
ing STUCK"
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The Story Flatly De nied.

WAsHINGToN. April 15--It is stated at both
the State and Navy departments that there is
no truth in the dispatch from Key West that
Commander Greene, of the United States
steamer Yantic, officially forbade the
English men-of-war at Port-auPrince to carry
out their threat of Selling Tortugas island. Sec
rotary Whitney never heard of such thing I'M
til he saw the dispatch in New York paper.
He said it not likely that Commander
Greene would act without orders. If he had
deemed it necessary to do SO, he would have
telegraphed the department at once.
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Joint-Stock-C Company Journalism.

London Truth.
| wish we'll 20 the Freeman's Journal (lim-
itedl, and hope that this new idea of joint
company journalism may take, for the reason
that. if It does. it will deal death-blow TO the
preposterous influence of the press" by bring
ing home, even to the duiest intellect. that a
newspaper is. after all. but a commercial under
taking, and that its views are only of conse-
quence so far they supported by facts and
arguments. We shrouded in mystery. has
been able TO pose as Jupiter Tonans. and few
people have had the audacity to inquire how the
thunder was made But I'VE lin.ited"-"we, ,
with 'our" shares quoted in all the ups and
downs on the Stock Exchance-wil have to come
down from Olympia When footmen and ladies'
maids invest their little savings in the Morning
Post, they will scarcely have the same confidence
in that fashionable journal as they have now.
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Some of the Demands on MIR. Powderiy.

Scranton (Pa.) Special
General Master Workman Powderly is homo
from the Harrisburg labor convention. He is
pleased with its results. Speaking of the state
ment that he recently registered under an as
sumed name in New York hotel, he said: u
did not do in order to avoid the reporters, l
spend nearly one half of my time in New York
now, and am beseged by men who want me TO
recommend whatever they manufacture to sell.
The night / made an address in the Windsor
Theater there were mon there who asked me to
use my influence to have the Knights of Labor
indorse a patent meatchopper, new kind of
horseshoe. rock drill, and a certain kind
of soap. They are not knights but ask the in
dorsement of the order for advertising advan-
tapesn
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A. T. BRA comes late with his answers. We thank
him for the puzzles.
ALT wishes to amuse as we'll as to be amused and
so contributes some puzzles. His enigma and
acrostic are defective.
DoDo writes: Yours of the Oath is at hand.
Thanks for the cards; they are just splendid" We
thank Dodo for sending us his answers so regularly
w. T. BROWN writes: Enclosed some original
puzzles which have made. leaving out all obsolete
words this time am glad obsolete words have beer
abolished. as l think puzzles containing them toe
difficult of solution"
MIs-LEToE comes late with her lists of solutions
She writes. ''Dodos and Xoa's puzzles too hard
for me. 1 enjoy Crystals they are not SO far
fetched and yet require much study and time.
send few answers all that have been able to solve
I'VE should be glad to have MisLe-Toe come earlier
in the week with her answers. and to send some Of
her own puzzles
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Poor Miss Wolfe.



Poor Miss Catharine Wolfe! To think that
with all her millions and with all her friends she
should die alone Perhaps you would not call it
all alone, there were twelve servants around
her; but still she died without any of her friends
being at her bedside. This was rather hard on
DR.. Nevin, who had come all the way from India.
p5st haste. to be present at her death bed, and
who had been waiting in New York for her
demise for several months passover since she
was first taken seriously i'll.
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Nellie Arthur in Washington.

Washington Special
Nellie Arthur grown a tall slip Of fifteen, is
visiting Judge and Mrs John Davis. Mrs. Davis
is the daughter Of the late Secretary Freling-
huysen. Miss Nellie is pleasing in appearance,
and her manner ard conversation show she in
herits the extraordinary good sense which the
Baptist preacher, her grandfather, beoueathed
to his descendants. Nellie Arthur's quiet girl
trast with the mature ways Of some very young
people connected with the present administra-
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Extraordinary Tenderness

Norristown Herald
One of the most tender-hearted men in this
country lives in an adjoining county. For near
ly two years he kept the cremated remains of
his first wife in handsome jar the mantel
piece. A few days ago. during seety weather.
he got down the jar and sprinkled the ashes on
the front steps for fear his second wife might
slip and break her neck
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Extraordinary Suicide.

Charottetown, P. f. l.. Special.
Mrs. Cross. aged sixty years. wife of pen
sioner, died yesterday from injuries inflicted
with suicidal intent. She had been suffering
from mental alteration. On Saturday, while
her husband was collecting kindling in the yard,
she thrust poker down her throat. and when
he returned he found her the floor bleeding
aid was summoned, but could do nothing The
woman fingered till o'clock Sunday morning in
great aQonv
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Camera, Wallace,s Vacancy

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journals:
want to suggest the names of General A. P.
Hovey. General John Coburn. Colonel James B.
Black and Colonel Billy Wilson as General
Wallace's successor either one of whom Would
be credit to the commission. Locality should
have nothing to do with the selection.
CoNTRIRITTOR
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every evening to Mount Sinai and brings down
inspiration direct in time for the early morning
trains The Freeman conversion has been
great financial success. The shares were applied
for on the first day about fifteen times over. and
atonce went to premium above go per cent.
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MINOR MATTERS.
List of Indianians Whose Applications fol
Pensions Have Been Granted.

List of Indianians Whose Applications for
Pensions Have Been Granted.
Washington Special.
The following named Indianians have been
granted pensions:
Widow OF Jacob Wood, Bloomington; Mary
widow Of William Henry, Indianapolis; minors
Of Stephen David, Christney Mary Anderson.
mother of Stephen Porter, Troy minors of
Matthias Potter. Kokomo Robert Brush Hart
Ford City; Thomas Weston. Steps Hill; Jacob
Shoeman, Irvington; William Reynolds. Bed
ford; Absa!om Wheeler, Brazil; George Gobble,
Ezaville; Louis Lee. Fairland; Isaac Laven-
der. Evansville; Isaiah Swartz. Huntin gton;
William Mayfeld, Carlisle; William Roser
Hackelman: Walter Davis Corydon; Luther
Garrett, Marion; Simon Kimmeliauer. Terre
Haute; Anthony Kawnaple. New Middletown;
George Lowe, Elizabeth; John Crouch, Rollins;
Warren Shetz. Fowler: Stephen Davis, deceased,
Christney; John Miller. Warrington; Charles
Kosterboder Indianapolis; John Straughn,
Grantsburg; James Sherrow, Campbellsburg
Nicholas Grindstaff, Frankfort; Edward W. An
derson, Logansport; Valentine BARLEY, Dixon;
Isaac Bradburp, Nashville; James Collier,
huntsville; Emanuel Eller. Terre Haute: JAS
De Long. Waterloo; johnson Tiller. Coverdale;
William Chapman, Huron; John Whislen Ev-
nnsvlle. Increase-Samuel D. Myers. Logans.
pert; Charles Sutherin, Orleans: Samuel
Wheeler, Cold Spring; Erasmus F. Srinson, Ma
halasville; John Nj. Held. Buffers Switch; Amos
Weddle Medora: Alfred Bass Fort Wayne; Jas.
Purvls. Spraytown: John c. Stafford, Orland
Seth Henderson, Menone: Joseph B. Danner,
Mitchell; Jacob F. Brown Rochester: 5ohr
Sanders, Scottsburg; Thomas Roach, Koleem.
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Answers to Puzzles,

No. 2293- En- d-S
A-e o-P
ST s t e-R
TIE m nj
En- s j On
R-a m vi nc
No. 2294-Educaton is the cheapest defense of the
Nation.
No. 1881. Logan-port. 2. Frankfort. 8.
Leaven-worth. 4. Rochester. S. Princeton. g..
Upton. z. South-Bend. s. Warsaw. 8. Ply
mouth.
No. 2296-1. Miser. 2. Glen-e. 3. 9th. 4.
Care.
No. 2297-1. Stub, butts Q Garb brag g. Drav,
yard. a. Yug guy. S. Ward draw. 6. Ho. oh.
22SS- I'D l ON
Ne We
CO E-A
H-O Al
No 2299-
A NJ
PA LA I n
NJ 4 RI Ne
d. S CS
INC T E
MES ED
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No. 23OO-Proteles.
No. 23O1-1 Whilst breathe l hope. 2. When
the steed is stolen is time shut the stable door,
3. He laughs well who laughs last
No. 2302- r II o N
RE RESS
I'D EATE
G R A Pc
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The Monthly Prize,
Special Prizes.

copy of the ATLAS of the Word was offered last
week for the largest list of answers from April to
April 80, inclusive
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THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must be adj
dressed TO w. III. GRAHAM. West Scarborough, Cum
berland county. Maine. Original contributions and
each weeks puzzles solicited from all
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By MisLe-Toe indianapolis: Nos. 2293. 1894.
By Alf. Providence r. l.: Nos. 1924. 229S.
BY Dodo. Gallon, O.. Nos. 2293. 2294, 2295
2297 229S, 2299, $500, 1902.
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Prize Winners.
Foot Notes.

l. Dodo a magazine.
9. We defer awarding the second prize flor best
and largest variety of puzzles) till next week.
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Senator Evarts on Fish.

Washington Special.
Not long ago our own Eyarts was at a dinner
at Chamberlin's, and, when the fish came on. q
general fish discussion ensued. 1T is one of the
most extraordinary things" said Mr. Evarts.
chow absolutely ingrained are mems preiudices
in favor of the fish of their own locality II
would be impossible to convince citizen of
Washington that anything in the piscatory
world compared to the Potomac shad, while n
Hudson river man would stake his immortality
upon the superiority of Hudson-rver shad to
anything that wears scales and fins. North
Carolina thinks you are fool if you call
anything shad except North Carolina shad while it
is fact with which the whole world is aequaint-
edH-here the orator brouPhtinto play his deadly
forefnger. with great force and professionalism
the Connectlcut-rIver shad is the nobiest fish
upon the roster of the seas
The Senator does not know to this day why
everybody laughed at his phiosophic disserta-
ton
Settlements Under the Mexican Pension Act.
Washington Special.
Up to date the Commissioner of Pensions has
granted fifty-seven certificates under the Mexican
pension law. The claims filed amount, in round
numbers, to 1920. About seven thousand of
these were fled before the act was passed. The
Commissioners estimates that by the Both of July
the great mass of the claims under this act will
have been adjudicated. This statement OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
Puzzles AlSWerad.

1. For the first solution of No. 231S, magazine
2. For the first solution of No. 1892 a bundle of
miscellaneous reading matter.
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That Labor Platform.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
l wish to say that 1 stand with both feet on
so much Of the platform of the Labor Union
party as proposes to make labor independent Of
capital not both at once. but first one foot and
then the other as flop from laborer to capital
list, the which | do every few days as do nine
tenths of American citizens. When 1 am la
borer what do care for capital2 If capital does
not want to buy my labor its products it may
do without. just peg away all the same, if
can get anything to peg at, perfectly independ-
emf. It goes d little hard at times not to be
able to sell what l make, but then
| am independent yo1 see So when
l flop over and become capitalist and want to
buy labor its products if the other fellow is
independent to sell what he has at price l can
afford. play the independent, too, and do with
out what | wanted to buy flop back and be-
come working man and do it myself, so we are
both independent you see The other day | saw
a capitalist at the wood market. i had seen him
a day or two before working carpenter, but
be was now a capitalist he had saved three dol
lars of his last weeks wages with which he
bought load of wood of a work
ineman. a farmer AS he displayed his
wealth and counted out the sinners
as if they had been honestly earned, dilapi-
dated individual with a saw-buck on his Shout
cers-a laborng man who had been sitting all the
morning on the oench-came up and asked him
if he wanted that wood sawed. Whats your
price" Dollar and quarter" ''Tll give you
dollar" mo. dollar and quarter is the
price" "All right, can saw it myself" and he
mounted the wagon with the driver and rode
home. 1t was just like capitalist to want a
laboring man to work at starvation wages, but
the laboring man went back to the bench and
sat the balance of the day independ-
ent as wood sawyer, while the carpenter
capitalist was independent. too. 1t was a clear
case of labor independent of capital. What that
independent laborer had for supper. besides in
dependence, | never knew. I in favor of in
dependence, but must confess that when | am
capitalist better afford to be independ
ent than when I am not, but really have found
| it more convenient when there little de-
pendence of each the other recognized. New
ertheless l stand on that plank of the platform
! T:
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BoILs, pimples. hives, ringworm, letter, and
all other manifestations of impure blood are
~1red by Hoods Sarsaparilla-
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Original Puzzles,


NO. 23l8-sTAR PUZZLE
Read across and diagonay; the diagonals read from
right to left downward. /. A letter. 2. An abbre-
Walton g. marginal note letter other pa
per. 4, Penetrating 8. Ancient trumpets g. A
Authorization. 9. letter.
W. SCARBOROUGH Me. XOA.
NO. 2319-cRosswoRD ENIGMA.
In predicament. not in plight;
In considerably not in quite;
In apartment. not in nook;
In sandpiper, not in rock;
In scrutinize, not N look;
In dictionary, not IL book;
In vociferate, not in cheer;
In apprehension not in fear;
In illustrious, not in grand;
In stgmatize not in brand;
In establishment not in house;
In camelopard. also in
See in all a species of grouse.
ELLETTSvILLE, Ind. W. f. BROWN.
NO. 2320-sQUARE.
l. A mans name g To put forth. 3. In no de-
gree. a. The middle of temple 5. The least pos
PRovIDENcE, RI.
NO. 2321-sYNcoPATIoNs.
1. Syncopate to twinkle and leave to fatigue
2. Syneopate sharp pinch and leave tree of the
East Indies 3. Syncopate fexure and leave to up
braid 4. Syncopate agitation and leave restrained
laugh. 3. Syncopate curdled milk and leave knot.
6. Syncopate the shaft of column and leave sharp
blow. XOA.
NO. 2322-BEHEADINGS
1. Behead small piece of artillery and leave to
ransac<. 2. Behead short and ready and leave to
manage insolently at will. 3. Behead swing and
leave drunkenness T. Behead Flemish sloop with
castle at each end and leave the hearing as of deed
or bond. 5. Behead to bruise dash violently to
pieces and leave the merest trhe. g. Behead a cop
per coin and money of account in Bremen and leave
to w. T. BROWN.
NO. 2323-PAIR OF EASY DIAMONDS.
DBL. A letter. 9. certain quantity of grain.
g. A compliment. 4. Point of a spear. 5. A letter.
(2D-1. letter. 2. To stir the sediment in. 8.
The track of buck 4. The governor of Algiers 5.
A letter. ALT.
NO. 2324-HALF SQUARE.
l. The capital of the ancient Assyrian monarchy.
2. Habituated. 3. To cherish. 4 A. first long ago.
s. The letters of the of of the first women,
transposed. 6. An abbreviation. T. consonant.
ATLANTA Ind. A. q. BRA.
Answers in three weeks.
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Our Cyclopedia.

OuT OyCAOpcuin.
New York puzzier
OcTAGoN. n. [Add.1 2. fThedom.) "A form of puz-
Ze in the shape of an octagon, in which words read
alike, both across and downward.
CRYPToGRAM. n. tThedom.)-A composition IN
cypher, wherein each letter character used. uni
formly represents a certain letter of the alphabet
CHARADE n.-An enigma based upon word, the
parts of which, taken separately, significant their
meaning, and that of the whole word, being discov-
cred by description representation.
Phonetic Charade--When the definition of the parts
and the whole or either depends upon sound.
PENTAGoN, n. add 2. fThedom.)-A series of
words placed In such position as to form the geo.
metrical figure its implies, and selected as to
read the same down and across.
HOUR GLASS. n. add. q Thedom)---A form y
THREE D KE R in the shape of. first, an in
ExPLE TIvE vertel pyramid Joined to an
B A G 1 L upright pyramid, at the YER
g E A r tex common to both having
A Ma central and diagonal words
of odd letters, the former
SAL running perpendicu a r | Y
Il o RI S through the center of the
AFFI AN T form and the latter passing
HREE FILE either from right to left
l. o f R down. or vice versa. or from
left TO right down, vice versa. also having
words, the first half of the letters of which
menced by the first half of the letters of the left dag
ona their middle letters being the letters of the
trails in order and the last letters of which the
first half of the letters of the right diagonal The
letters of the words of the inverted pyramid two
less than the preceding they descend. while the
letters of the words of the upright pyramid two
more than the preceding, they descend The words
of the upright pyramid commenced by the last
half of the letters of the right diagonal having for
centrals in order and terminated by the last half
of the letters of the left diagonal.